§ Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Minister of Education, in view of the importance of technical education in the deliberations of the forthcoming Commonwealth Education Conference, why the delegates from the United Kingdom do not include a representative of industry.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe delegation includes the Principal of a technical college and the Chief Inspector for Further Education (Industry and Commerce) in my Department, in addition to the educational adviser and his deputy in the152W Department of Technical Co-operation. They are accustomed to work closely with industry and have experience of the needs of developing countries.
§ Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Minister of Education whether, in view of the fact that they are directly concerned in the majority of items of the agenda, he will increase the number of teachers on the United Kingdom delegation to the forthcoming Commonwealth Education Conference from one to three.
§ Sir D. EcclesNo. There are many different interests involved and we have had to keep the delegation as small as possible in the interests of economy.